Over the past decade‚ comic book movies have tremendously grown in popularity. Spiderman‚ Superman‚ and Captain America are all superhero characters that have recently been developed onto the big screen. When judging superhero adaptations‚ there is one that all others look up to. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is the standard for which comic book movies should be compared to. Many people come to the conclusion that it is a great movie‚ but what makes it a great movie? The Dark Knight excels at
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volumes‚ texture and settings‚ Auguste Rodin’s Walking Man and Richard Serra’s T.E.U.C.L.A.‚ two conspicuous sculptures in UCLA sculpture garden‚ both demonstrate the combination of movement and stillness to viewers. Though‚ Rodin’s sculpture mainly represents it through a posture of a body in motion‚ while Serra tries to represent it by creating an immobile metal-like mass. Rodin’s sculpture represents a bronzy man’s strong body without head and arms. The man is standing on the ground‚ opening his legs
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illusion that words create compared to a moving picture can be completely perceived differently‚ depending on who the audience is. Specifically‚ when one tries to recreate a book into a movie‚ it is really hard to stick to all of the details because most movies have a time limit. If a director were to make a movie the exact way a book was written‚ then the movie would be four to five hours long. Not a lot of people would complain about it‚ but there is a cost limit to the movie as well. So‚ concerning
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While having the option to read the novel‚ The Cay or watch the movie‚ The Cay I would rather read the book. I believe the book‚ by Theodore Taylor‚ is better because of the fact that there is far more details of the adventure that Phillip and Timothy had in the book than in the movie‚ produced by Walter Seltzer. I also can see in the movie that there is a very low budget for the movie. I also believe that the fact that you can read Philip’s mind it makes that story that much better and shows how
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Finch in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with lessons that a reader can take and apply to their own everyday lives. It is a very well written book with the right amount of excitement‚ mystery‚ and learning experiences in the plot. Racism is a huge factor in the storyline‚ and all of the experiences the family has with racism helps the reader see past the mindset of thinking that way. One critic of the book said that since there is a movie‚ students will
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The Great Gatsby movie vs. book In his movie there were many details that remained loyal to the book. There were some others that were changed slightly‚ either for filming reasons or for careless from the director. Surprisingly‚ there were some facts that were left out‚ that in my opinion were critical for the story and the symbolism on it. The movie showed many things as they are described in the book‚ and also as many people imagined them. The golden toilette set‚ the medals and Daisy’s picture
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Often books become so popular that they are changed into movies. The directors often take the liberties to keep them the same. In Gary Sinise’s version of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men there are many significant changes. Although symbols are used in both versions viewers lose out on the foreshadowing of the red and the thematic aspect of solitaire. The absence of foreshadowing to the color red changes the viewers meaning behind the symbol. In the first scene of the movie a woman is running down
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The Great Gatsby Comparison Paper The similarities and the differences between the book The Great Gatsby and the movie G are many in both accounts. The book The Great Gatsby was written and set in the 1920’s with all caucasion characters‚ and the proper talk and everyday life of the 20’s. The movie G is much different in this aspect because the writter’s and the director of the film decided to modernize the story and make it more catered to the new african america lifestyle
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Sinead McCarron Ms. Muller Period 2 21 March 2013 The Never-Changing View on Women For centuries‚ stereotypes about women have been injected in the heads of people around the world through media sources. In movies‚ books‚ articles‚ the list goes on of places we see women being portrayed as inferior characters. In modern times there has been improvements and room for the improvement to grow into something more. Advances in science‚ art‚ literature‚ and much more regarding the female gender has
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Many novels are so successful that producers can’t wait to adapt the story into a film. However‚ it is all up to the director who controls how to present it on screen. The movie may be closely similar or far different to the presentation of the book‚ the effectiveness of each may differ. After exploring the novel “Class Action”‚ by Clara Bingham‚ and the screenplay which was inspired by it “North Country”‚ the novel seems to be more effective as it helps the audience understand the storyline. It
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